Education
University of Iowa.
乔良喬良
University of Iowa.
He is currently a coach and owner of Chow"s Gymnastics and Dance Institute in West Des Moines, Iowa. He currently coaches senior United States gymnast Rachel Gowey and United States junior national team members Norah Flatley and Alexis Vasquez. Growing up in Beijing, Chow was tapped by a district club at the age of 5 to train in gymnastics.
He was on China"s national gymnastics team for more than a decade, winning numerous national and international medals.
However, he never competed in an Olympic Games. In 1988 he was too young to make the Chinese team, and before 1992 he suffered a back injury and retired from competition.
He accepted an English scholarship and a position as an assistant coach for the University of Iowa"s men"s gymnastics program Afterwards he accepted a coaching job for the women"s program
Following his experience working with female gymnasts, Chow decided to open his own gym to train gymnasts at a younger age, when they would be more flexible and open to learning new skills.
He expanded his operation to an 11 acres (45 ha), two-gym facility by 2003. In June 2008, a flood destroyed the facilities. Chow was the personal coach of Shawn Johnson since 1998.
He began working with Gabby Douglas in 2010.
He is known for his fatherly affection toward his proteges. Chow is married to Liwen Zhuang, a former gymnast on the Chinese national team
They have one child, named Kevin. Chow became a United States. citizen in 2002.
He has three international elite gymnasts, one of whom are seniors and two of whom are juniors.
His juniors are Norah Flatley, and Victoria Nguyen. His only senior is Rachel Gowey. Following the retirement of former elite, Alexis Vasquez.